For this assignment I did my collaborative post on Rita Haxhiavdija Blog Post 5. I left a comment on their post and here is what I wrote.

Hi Rita 

Thank you for the really engaging blog post! Your summary of our topic of the week on generative AI and the role it plays on media literacy was a really great read. The way you connected it to our education systems and leaned in to bringing fixes to secondary schools by implementing a segment to the curriculum  was an amazing idea especially when evaluating news stories which I think is really important. On top of that it was really organized, and easy to follow along and the images you added were great!   

If I could make a suggestion or two on the post I would say that expanding on AI advertising and discussing or looking for research surrounds a range of vulnerable ages. Has this been helpful or hurtful to those vulnerable age groups?. When looking into this I found a really interesting mixed method study done by Velazquez, Flores-Cruz, and Roque (2024) suggested that older adults also may have a harder time identifying generative AI images for authentic content. Similar to how you were mentioning in younger ages adding a segment into your classroom, I wonder if there could be a nation wide program rolled out for all who could be concerned with identifying AI or maybe do even know they are absorbing that kind of content and help them be more aware. It goes to show how we are living in a divided world where the older population hasn’t experienced technology advancement while growing up like we have and to further the conversation on media literacy for all Canadians. 

 Another one thing you could expand on would be furthering your topic of privacy concerns and how Canada has taken steps to create initiatives to protect citizens from AI by mentioning the new proposed social media ban for children under 16 being Bill C-34; The Safe Social Media Act (Government of Canada, 2026). On other the main reason for this bill is due to Generative AI and chat bots are becoming more interactive and could be reinforcing harmful behaviours. 

I think your post was a very strong article overall and was well written, supported and really connected to the weekly topic. Thank you for your unique perspective and ideas and helping me think in ways I haven’t yet.  

 

Government of Canada. (2026, June 10). Government of Canada introduces legislation to make social media services and AI chatbots safer for children. Canadian Heritage. https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2026/06/government-of-canada-introduces-legislation-to-make-social-media-services-and-ai-chatbots-safer-for-children.html 

 

Velazquez, E., Flores-Cruz, G., & Roque, N. (2024). DETECTION OF AI-GENERATED IMAGES: A MIXED METHODS STUDY ON AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES. Innovation in Aging, 8(Supplement_1), 1301–1301. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae098.4158